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Tulane Loses Another Tight One to Crosstown Rival UNO
Dec 31, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 31, 2005
WESTWEGO, La. - Two free throws from UNO guard Wayne Williams with 19.5 seconds to go proved to be the difference as Tulane lost to its crosstown rival, 50-49, on Saturday afternoon at the Alario Center.
Tulane (3-7) took a 49-46 lead on a pair of Quincy Davis free throws with 3:29 to go, but those would be the final points for the Green Wave, which missed four shots and turned the ball over twice in that time.
Williams banked in a runner with 3:10 to go to bring UNO (3-8) within one at 49-48 with 3:10 to go. Tulane followed with a pair of misses shots and a turnover, but UNO also missed a pair of shots, with David Gomez snagging the rebound of the last miss with 28.6 seconds remaining.
However, the Wave was whistled for a traveling violation out of the timeout and UNO took over. Williams drove hard to the hoop, but was hacked on the move, going to the line for a one-and-one. He hit the first to tie the game for the eighth time and then his second for the 10th lead change of the afternoon.
The Green Wave had two chances to go back on top, but a runner by Ryan Williams was off the mark and then a jumper in the lane by Davis also rimmed out and the Privateers celebrated their return to New Orleans - it was UNO's first game back in the city after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
"It was a great college basketball game, there were a lot of lead changes, the guys were playing hard on both sides," Tulane coach Dave Dickerson said. "We got back in the game and we had a chance to win it. You have to give UNO credit, they played their hearts out. My guys played well; each team had chances."
Tulane was led by Gomez, who came off the bench to score 13 points. Davis was the only other player in double figures for the Wave with 10. UNO was led by Williams and James Parlow, who each scored 13 points.
The game was the third in the last four between the two teams that was not decided until the final buzzer. Last season, the Privateers escaped with a 55-54 victory when Marcus Kinzer's last second runner was off the mark. Two years ago, UNO buried a three-pointer at the buzzer to defeat the Wave, 69-66. In the two teams' first meeting this year, Tulane pulled away for a 77-66 victory.
Tulane missed six free throws in the second half, while UNO was 9-of-12 from the line in the half. Overall, the Wave was 11-of-18 (61.1 percent) from the line and UNO hit 68.4 percent (13-of-19) of its foul shots. Tulane turned the ball over just 10 times, while UNO had 14 miscues. The Privateers held a 36-31 advantage on the glass.
The Green Wave returns to action on Tuesday evening, traveling to Baton Rouge to face LSU in a 7 p.m. contest. The Wave is back in action at Fogelman Arena on January 7, hosting Savannah State at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 504-247-1240 or 247-1241 or online at TulaneGreenWave.com.
